Another thing about Monkey Man that's not really important to the story itself but is simply a testament to Dev Patel as a director is the fact that the entire movie was shot on a budget of $10mil, which sounds like a lot but is a pittance in hollywood for the sort of film he was trying to make.
It's frankly a wonder the film got made considering the fact that netflix dropped it in fear of repercussions from Modi's government but ten years ago John Wick came out as a film with half the artistic ambition and allegedly three times the budget. Monkey Man was so strapped for cash that they had to shoot some scenes of GoPros and iPhones but you wouldn't be able to tell just looking at it.
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The ten hours’ light is abating,
And a late bird wings across,
Where the pines, like waltzers waiting,
Give their black heads a toss.
Beech leaves, that yellow the noontime,
Float past like specks in the eye;
I set every tree in my June time,
And now they obscure the sky.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) ~ At Day Close in November
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Lower Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon on December 20, 2021
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Yesterday inside the James R. Thompson Center, the Chicago landmark designed by architect Helmut Jahn. 🚀 My dad remembers getting a bowl of noodles in the basement here. The soaring atrium is currently closed to the public for renovation before Google takes over, with all entrances locked except one where security guards were. This is how the convo went. Me: "I'm here to take photos of the sculpture" (see the second slide of yesterday's post) Guard: "Are you here with... uh..." Me, taking advantage of the pause: "Yep I'm here with the Chicago Architecture Biennial" (Narrator: "She was not here with the Chicago Architecture Biennial") And he let me on in. 😊 // (c) Jenny Lam 2023
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